The Victoria College Student Administrative Council, VUSAC for short, is the student government here at Victoria College. The governing body provides many services to students, including various discounts on events and services, as well as representation of Vic students at U of T and in the wider community.
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The university supplies several services to who are in emergency situations or are looking to take preventative measures. Read on for more information.
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It can be daunting going from high school to a university as expansive and broad as UofT in terms of academic programming, extracurricular activities, and the types of students who choose to come here. Vic and UofT offer numerous volunteer and club positions that vary from playing sports to making latte art.
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On Friday night, VUSAC held its final meeting of the 2015-2016 school year. Following an election season plagued by poor turnout, VUSAC’s constitution required both the new VUSAC board and several referenda to be ratified by the existing council. The VUSAC constitution requires a 15 percent VCU turnout for elections, and a 10 percent
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On March 19, online voting polls opened for the VUSAC election, for students to elect new and returning members into council. Upon the first few hours of the online program running, technical difficulties occurred and became problematic for students looking to place votes for the Board of Regents position, and the referendum. Chief Returning Officer,
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Official results for the 2016 VUSAC Elections were posted on Friday, concluding what has been an interesting and at times controversial election season. Rahul Christoffersen and Stuart Norton were elected Co-Presidents with 312 votes, achieving a 66% share of the vote. Steve Warner was elected Vice-President, External, along with Golda Greenspoon as Vice-President, Internal and
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Early this March, Victoria College students flooded Roy Thomson Hall for Highball, VUSAC’s annual formal event. While many ticketholders recycled an old prom dress or splurged on a new one, another trend surfaced: renting a dress from Common Thread. Founded in November and still awaiting their official launch, Common Thread is a peer-to-peer dress
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The 2016 Ontario budget promises free tuition for low-income families, in efforts to make post-secondary school more accessible and affordable to a higher number of students. This promise of free tuition and larger grants, known as the Ontario Student Grant, will become available to students within Ontario in the 2017-2018 school year. All students
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Activists and allies continue week-long protest in response to the decision not to charge the officer who killed Andrew Loku Black Lives Matter protesters have been camped out in front of Toronto Police Headquarters since March 20, after being ejected from their earlier location at Nathan Phillips Square. The protest was sparked by the
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Midnight on Friday marked the end of the appeals period for the VUSAC Spring elections. Here are the official results, courtesy of Chief Returning Office Saambavi Mano: Presidents/Co-Presidents: Rahul Christoffersen and Stuart Norton – 312 votes or 66% Chris Knipe – 128 votes or 27% Spoiled – 32 votes or 7% Vice-President External: Stephen Warner
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